Noun: chondrodystrophy
- An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is not converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
"chondrodystrophy is the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism";
- achondroplasia, achondroplasty
Derived forms: chondrodystrophies
Type of: genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder
Encyclopedia: Chondrodystrophy